The collected poems of C.P. Cavafy: a new translation. Translated by Aliki Barnstone

Cavafy, Constantine, 1863-1933

Published by W.W. Norton, New York, 2007

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DETAILS: PAPERBACK, cover price $15.95, near fine with only slightest curve of spine indicating a very gentle minimal use. CAVAFY, CONSTANTINE. The collected poems of C.P. Cavafy: a new translation. Translated by Aliki Barnstone. New York: W.W. Norton, 2007, paperback 1st printing number starting with 1, xl, 264pp., . "C. P. Cavafy (1863-1933) has written some of the most powerful poems in history. His work uncannily translates history, the record of the many, into an individual personal document. Though Cavafy is wickedly satirical, many of his poems are located in a landscape of intimacy. Drawing on the spectrum of ancient Greek poetic tradition, his poetry is still internal, whether his speaker is a spoiled rich boy who plans to enter politics or a poor, ostracized, pure and beautiful young man destroyed by poverty and priggish social mores." "In these glimmering and lyrical translations, with an introduction and scholarly endnotes co-written with Willis Barnstone, Aliki Barnstone has been faithful to the original Greek, capturing both Cavafy's song and his vernacular in ways neglected in previous translations. Paying close attention to tone and diction, she has employed her well-tuned poet's ear, making Cavafy's verse breathe new music in English.". ISBN 9780393328998 12.20.

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• Title: The collected poems of C.P. Cavafy: a new translation. Translated by Aliki Barnstone
• Publisher: W.W. Norton, New York
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry-Greece